Excerpt from Unquenchable Worshipper
Matthew 14 describes a day that is about as far from ´normal´ as you could imagine.But then again, this is Jesus we´re talking about.He begins the day by learning about the gruesome execution of his cousin John the Baptist. Trying to escape to mourn the loss, Jesus gets sidetracked by thousands of desperate men, women and children - all wanting to see and be touched by this Man they had heard so much about. He ends up spending hours - into the early evening - healing and performing miracles for the gathered crowd. When the disciples begin to get nervous about the lack of dining options for the masses of people, Jesus takes it upon Himself to cater the entire event, multiplying fives loaves and two fishes to feed all of the thousands of individuals gathered. It is later that very evening when the disciples, undoubtedly still chattering on about the events that had taken place earlier in the day, saw a solitary figure approaching them. Not too strange - until you realize that they were in a boat and the person approaching them was not! It was Jesus, walking on the very sea itself.

Mourning a tragic loss. Healing thousands. Making the ´impossible´ possible.Defying the laws of nature.
And we think our schedule is packed!

And still, if you´re not careful, you may miss v. 22 and 23.´Immediately, He made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead of Him to the other side, while he sent the crowds away. After he sent the crowds away, He went up to a mountain by Himself to pray, and when it was evening, He was there alone.´Somewhere between taking a meal for two and turning it into a meal for thousands and taking a stroll on a tumultuous sea, Jesus stopped to pray. And He did it alone.

And he sent all the crowds away. He stopped it all.To be alone.Or rather, to be alone with His Father.

An Unnoticed Worshipper is one who is willing, even when things are ´going well,´ to step back and check in with God. He or she realizes that the key to ministry is not what goes on amongst the crowds, but what goes on before the King. The Unnoticed Worshipper is relentless in his or her pursuit of the pleasure of only One. He or she knows that the fame, accolades, and praises of humanity pale in comparison to the chance to hear ´well done, good and faithful servant´ and that the wellspring of a ministry that is powerful, honest, and full of integrity is a heart focused on being ´known´ by God alone.